Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13


sOa steel works at Pittsburgh, Pa, has
been finally settled by the arbitration COM
mitSee, and work will be resumed IN ali de-
partmentS. The new scale advances
wages ON q general average ten per cent
These works employ over $500 men.
ERE wEsT.
RECENTLY 1onr armed men visited the
stations OF Ell Rito and San Jose, thirty -nve
miles west Of Albuquerque. n. H., ON the
Atlantic Il Pacific road and robbed the
agent of 500.
GREAT excitement was caused recently ut
Albuquerque, N. n, by the announcement
chat Charles Ross, the murderer Of Marshal
Mcclure and Oficer Henry, had broken jail
and escaped
THE grand jury at St Louis ON the 9Th
returned true bills against Wittrock, WeaS-
er and Haight, the express robbers, charg-
ing them with larceny from q railroad car
The defendants pleaded guilty and Wit
trock ana Haight were sentenced to seven
years ana Weaver 20 five years in the peni-
tertiary.
WV. Watkins, q boy Of seventeen, en-
ployed by Jacob Peake, printer Of Cincin-
natl, o., as collector, was recently charged
by his employer with having embezzied
money. The boy acknowledged 1t and asked
that his father be sent for to make it good.
While waiting for the father to come, Mr.
Peake having left the office, young W atkins
swallowed prussic acid and in less than two
minutes was dead.
OK the 4th fast train on the Baltimore
g Ohio railway, which left New York for
Chicago, collided with an eastern-bound
freight eleven miles east of THIN, .. Fire
broke out in the wreck and the screams OF
the wounded and dying We're terrible. At
least fifteen persons were killed OF burned
to death.
. A SPECIAL. from Chicago on the 4th said
that frightful accident occurred near Pc
waukee that evening The east bound pas
senger train, which arrives at six O'Clock,
when passing the mammoth ice house
which borders Pewaukee lake at this point,
ran into sleigh OF icemen. and instantly
killed three and fatally injured several
others.
PROMPTLY at twelve O'Clock on the 4th
the twentieth session Of the Nebraska Leg
islature was inaugurated. In the Senate
George D. Mickeljohn, Republican, OF Full
lerton, was elected President without oppo-
sition. In the House N. V. Harlan, OF
York, was elected Speaker by q vote OF IL
to "a over Matt Miller, the Democratic
candidate.
THE Nebraska Legislature had a very
quiet day on the 5th The organization was
completed and subordinate positions filed.
Both houses Of the Missouri Legislature
met at jefferson City on the 5th. The
House elected DR.. Z. A. Donelan, of Buch-
anan, Democrat, temporary Speaker, and
Mfr. Bentley, OF st. Louis, was unanimously
elected temporary CHIEF Clerk. After read
ing the roll of members-elect andsswearing
them in the House adjourned In the Senate
the only business done was swearing in the
members.
JUDGE SHEPARD, OF Chicago, recently en-
joined the recorder Of Cook County from
making abstracts of titles.
A COMMITTEE Of Western railway mana
gers was in session at Chicago on the 5th
with view to taking up the question OF
what restrictions was to be put upon the
issue of passes TO merchants, msnufac-
turers and shippers along their several
lines.
THE north end OF the ness addition to
PillsbuFy elevator at Minneapolis, Mimi,
which has recently been added to the ele-
vator, fell in Over Co. 600 bushels of No. 1
hard wheat was distributed over the Mani
toba tracks, mixed with splinters and snow
The roof was still hanging. Several men
who were working about the elevator es-
capped without injury.
THE Democratic caucus at jefferson City
on the 9th re-nominated Senator Cockren
to be his own successor.
GOVERNOR DAWES, OF Nebraska, deliv
cred his biennial message to the Legisla-
ture in joint session on the afternoon of the
9th. The present Indebtedness of the State
10 only e450,0O0
In the Missouri House OF Representatives
on the 9th, J. W. Alexander was elected
Speaker After electing q lot Of minor
officers the House adjourned. The Senate
elected D. a. Ball, of Pike, President pro
Gem, and A. T. Coker, of Cape Girardeau,
Secretary. After electing several subor-
dipate ofhcers, the Senate adjourned with
out Visiting for the Governors message.
ARMOUR Il Co, the well known packers
OF Chicago and Kansas City, through their
agent at W ashington Wererecently awarded
the contract for furnishing 137, go pounds
of bacon at the Pawnee Indian Agency at
90 ceists per pound. q
A RECENT special from Detroit, Mich,
said that George Weidman, the crack
pitcher of che Eansas City base ball club,
had been severely bitten by dog in that
city.